Meeting Minutes

SIAP Board Meeting No. 47

Date: May 06, 2004, 7:00 PM
Location: MGM Community room

The following are the minutes of the regular meeting.

Present:
1-Mohammad Moayeri (M.M.)
2-Sima Haghighi (S.H.)
3-Hashem Modjarrab (H.M.)
4-Mohammad R. Borghei (M.R.B)
5-Iraj Yamin Esfandiary (I.Y.E)
Absent board member:  Ashraf Hemati

Items reviewed and discussed:

1-SIAP tax issues were reviewed:
Sima to discuss with Mr. Nowakhtar for any action tobe taken.

2-Accounting report of SIAP Spring Event:
M.M. reported that 124 guest were committed to be paid
by SIAP host members.  Same number of guests at $63
per guest was negotiated with Olympic Collection and
was fully paid.
Amount of money collected from ticket sale $9,820
Amount of money collected from sponsorship $ 500 
Money owed by some of host members $ 700

3-SIAP May events confirmed for May 13 for Mr. Amir
Yazdanniyaz and May 27 for Mr. Pouria Abbasi.
M.M. proposed open discussion to be held for SIAP
members (incentive required).
I.Y.E. suggested that a small dinner gathering to be
held to make it more informal and casual for members
to attend.  Event Committee to follow up.
Future events to include lecture by Iraj Yamin and
Farrokh Sabouri.  Iraj and Mohammad Gharavi to
coordinate.

4-I.Y.E suggested that during a gathering by majority
members, certificate of appreciation for previous
board members Ashraf Hemati and Mohammad R. Borghei to
be given to them.  All agreed. He also suggested that
re-election of 2-year term board members, which was
approved previously, to be re-evaluated.  This issue
shall be brought up in the first general SIAP member
gathering.

Next regular board meeting shall be on June 3, 2004 in
MGM community room at 7:00PM.

Prepared by:  M.R.B